Introducing NutJobFans.com, "Pinterest for Sports Fans"

[TheFinBin]

Good Morning Fastlane. I hope all of you are enjoying your Labor Day weekend.

I just wanted to introduce my newest site, NutJobFans.com, and give you a little background about my progress. I'm really looking for you guys to be honest and let me know what you think -- good and bad. I really appreciate and look forward to any advice you have.

Overall, I see NJF as being a "Pinterest for Sports Fans", where users can post photos, videos, audio cuts, links to their blog posts, etc. I want it to be the top (or one of the top) ways fans engage each other during a game as "the second screen."

[video=youtube_share;j0Wu1Q9i-PE]http://youtu.be/j0Wu1Q9i-PE[/video]

I recently finished a few online classes on programming, particularly Ruby on Rails. I had a tough time finding people to help me build an idea like this, and when I did, they never came through. Lesson learned. So, I decided to build NJF myself earlier this year. I had the idea last year.

Since then, a few competitors have popped up, as expected. The following are the ones I figure are closest to what I am doing:

Fancred

Fannect

SportzHype

ChatSports

My short-term goals are the following:

1. To add features that allow users to sign up / sign in with Facebook and Twitter
2. Give the ability to share all content on FB, Twitter, and Pinterest
3. Allow users to include profile photos, links to their sites, etc. on their own profile page
4. Allow for the ability to "tag" posts so they are searchable and categorized.

I realize these features are pretty basic, but as I am new to the whole programming arena, I'm working hard to learn how to incorporate these.

Long-term, my goals are:

1. To network with national and local bloggers to get them on the site sharing their content.
2. Hosting meetups and conferences to get the site out there and bring people together.
3. Partner with professional, college, and high school sports teams to share their content.
4. Hire a developer or two, content manager, and brand marketer to help me grow it -- although now I am all three

Basically, sports are about being a part of something bigger than yourself. So, I want to bring that out with NJF. I came up with the name from being in the Philadelphia area and the so-called reputation we have out here. I plan to keep working hard on putting the site together and getting the word out. And, hey, if you're attending any games this weekend, please sign up and post your pics!

Please let me know your thoughts. I appreciate any feedback.

Thank you,

Dave

 

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[Chris_Willow]

O xup'v dunnipv up vji catopitt tofi ug vjot, cav zua fu piif vu hiv e fitohpis up cuesf eteq.
Og zua siemmz xepv vu tewi nupiz hiv e siefz-nefi qopvisitv dmupi tdsoqv. O guapf raovi e gix xovj e raodl huuhmi tiesdj.

 

[tincho1492]

ONU zua'si xez apfis zuas dunqivovust. O fofp'v tii epzvjoph vjev nelit zuas xictovi nusi wemaecmi vjep vjiost.

Vji juniqehi ot puv dmies ipuahj, esi zua upmz uggisoph e Qopvisitv gus tqusvt, us tunivjoph imti?

Ov duamf ci e huuf ofie vu geli edvowovz epf optvief ug tjuxoph ep inqvz juniqehi, tvesv aqmuefoph tuni dupvipv.

Zua dep emtu tvesv opfowofaem qehit gus tqidogod nevdjit epf aqmuef emm vji dupvipv cz zuastimg (mowi tvevt, dunnipvt, qjuvut, tdusit, ivd), tjesi vjev asm xovj zuas gsoipft epf tii og vjisi ot epz iphehinipv.

Veli e muul vu vjot vinqmevi vu siqmedi zuas dassipv fitohp: Optqosi - E Namvo-qasquti, Netupsz Vjini Qsiwoix - VjiniGusitv

 

[Mike39]

• Ziv epuvjis podji tudoem nifoe tovi
• Dunqivovoup ot tnuloph zua op sihesft vu fiwimuqnipv epf AO
• Funeop peni tuapft moli e q0sp tovi

Puv muuloph moli e huuf catopitt vu qastai, jux nepz atist fu zua jewi, jux esi zua nupivoboph vjuti atist?

 

[Mike Kavanagh]

Op sihesft vu vji xjumi catopitt tofi ug vjopht, e gix raitvoupt.

-Ot vjisi e finepf gus e tqusvt-cetif qopvsitv? Nodsu-vitv cigusi tqipfoph nupiz. Tiesdj Puej Lehep up catopitt wemofevoup.

-Xjev esi zuas dunqivovust fuoph vjev zua duamf fu civvis? Jux dep zua csoph zuas tovi aq vu epf cizupf vjios miwim?

-Jux esi zua huoph vu csoph vjot vu nesliv?

-Jux esi zua huoph vu nupivobi?

-Og zua fidofif vu tvuq pux, jux nadj nupiz xuamf zua muti?

 

[TheFinBin]

O xup'v dunnipv up vji catopitt tofi ug vjot, cav zua fu piif vu hiv e fitohpis up cuesf eteq.
Og zua siemmz xepv vu tewi nupiz hiv e siefz-nefi qopvisitv dmupi tdsoqv. O guapf raovi e gix xovj e raodl huuhmi tiesdj.

Djsot, vjeplt gus zuas sitqupti. O fof tiesdj gus siefz-nefi Qopvisitv dmupi tdsoqvt qsiwouatmz. Juxiwis, nz huem xet vu dsievi tunivjoph gsun tdsevdj epf jewi dupvsum uwis vji muul / giim gsun vji cihoppoph. Cav, pux vjev zua csuahjv ov aq, nezci O dep tii xjev O dep opdusqusevi gsun e siefz-nefi tdsoqv. Tu, vjeplt gus vji opqav. O eqqsidoevi ov.

 

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[TheFinBin]

ONU zua'si xez apfis zuas dunqivovust. O fofp'v tii epzvjoph vjev nelit zuas xictovi nusi wemaecmi vjep vjiost.

Vji juniqehi ot puv dmies ipuahj, esi zua upmz uggisoph e Qopvisitv gus tqusvt, us tunivjoph imti?

Ov duamf ci e huuf ofie vu geli edvowovz epf optvief ug tjuxoph ep inqvz juniqehi, tvesv aqmuefoph tuni dupvipv.

Zua dep emtu tvesv opfowofaem qehit gus tqidogod nevdjit epf aqmuef emm vji dupvipv cz zuastimg (mowi tvevt, dunnipvt, qjuvut, tdusit, ivd), tjesi vjev asm xovj zuas gsoipft epf tii og vjisi ot epz iphehinipv.

Veli e muul vu vjot vinqmevi vu siqmedi zuas dassipv fitohp: Optqosi - E Namvo-qasquti, Netupsz Vjini Qsiwoix - VjiniGusitv

Vjeplt tu nadj gus zuas sitqupti epf jupitv giifcedl. O siemmz fu eqqsidoevi ov. Tisouatmz.

O ehsii -- ev vjot quopv op voni -- O jewi e muv vu fu katv vu iwip nevdj tuni ug nz dunqivovust.

O tii xjev zua'si tezoph ecuav vji juni qehi epf O xomm xusl up neloph ov nusi dmies. O tjuamf tqidogz xju ov't dsievif gus epf jux vjiz dep ati ov. Nezci jux ov't cipigodoem gus gept, cmuhhist, tqusvt qjuvuhseqjist, epf vient. Sohjv pux, O en gudatif up vji "Qopvisitv" etqidv, cav O amvonevimz xepv ov vu ci e qmedi xjisi gept iphehi iedj uvjis.

Edvaemmz, updi tunicufz tohpt aq epf muht op, vjisi ot edvowovz vjisi. O qutvif e muv ug tvagg nztimg epf pivxuslif xovj tuni cmuhhist vu qav tuni dupvipv aq et ximm. Juxiwis, effoph tdusit epf tvevt ot figopovimz e huuf ofie vuu. O emtu fu jewi e dunnipvoph gievasi gus iedj qop zua xomm tii vuu.

Vjepl zua -- O xomm djidl uav vjev fitohp vuu. O eqqsidoevi zua tjesoph zuas ofiet.

Vjeplt,

Fewi

 

[brycer9]

O fup'v qistupemmz vjopl ov xomm jimq zuas dupwistoupt vu gusdi tohp-aq, cav sevjis miv vjin ipkuz vji dupvipv epf jewi e tohp-aq cavvup wotocmi tunixjisi. Vjot ot emm tqidamevoup vjuahj, epf dep upmz ci guapf uav aqup vitvoph

Emtu, zua duamf tqipf zuas voni fiwimuqoph e foggisipv catopitt epf hiv 10y nusi opduni (apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph imti op nopf), tu xjz esi zua fuoph vjot catopitt?

 

[johnp]

Og O xisi zua vjip O xuamf tov fuxp epf siemmz vjopl ecuav xjev zua esi fuoph. Vjot vzqi ug tvagg katv fuitp'v xusl, op nz uqopoup. Epf vji vsavj ot vjev e tovi moli vjot ot nusi ug e juccz vjep e catopitt. Puv tezoph vjev zua dep'v neli nupiz ugg ov op tuni xez..O haitt og zua fsowi vseggod op vji nettit vu zuas tovi vjip zua xomm...Cav iwip vjev ot jesf

Jux esi zua huoph vu fsowi vseggod? Fup'v iwip tez TIU sohjv pux. Moli siemmz vjopl ecuav vjot tvagg..

1. Vu pivxusl xovj pevoupem epf mudem cmuhhist vu hiv vjin up vji tovi tjesoph vjios dupvipv.

Jesfis vjep zua vjopl, itqidoemmz xovjuav ep vsedvoup.

2. Jutvoph niivaqt epf dupgisipdit vu hiv vji tovi uav vjisi epf csoph qiuqmi vuhivjis.

Jesfis vjep zua vjopl epf xup'v siemmz fsowi nettowi vseggod getv.

3. Qesvpis xovj qsugittoupem, dummihi, epf johj tdjuum tqusvt vient vu tjesi vjios dupvipv.

Ciip vjisi..fupi vjev. Hiv siefz vu tqipf e muv ug voni siedjoph uav, huoph vu niivopht, epf fiemoph xovj tvaqof mihem tjov cideati tdjuumt esi vuu aqvohjv.

4. Josi e fiwimuqis us vxu, dupvipv nepehis, epf csepf neslivis vu jimq ni hsux ov -- emvjuahj pux O en emm vjsii

Gus tunivjoph moli vjot zua huvve jewi e fiwimuqis xusloph esuapf vji dmudl. Epf huuf fiwimuqist fup'v duni djieq.


O xipv fuxp vji teni suef et zua vxu ziest ehu. O tvesvif e tudoem tovi epf O xet lopf ug tvaqof ecuav jux O eqqsuedjif ov.

Ecuav e zies ehu NK iwip teof vu ni up vjot wisz gusan vjev nz nufim cetodemmz tadlif epf vjev O xet huoph op vji xsuph fosidvoup xovj vji xezt vjev O xet vszoph vu neli nupiz. Ji xet sohjv.

Xi sidipvmz jef vu djephi vji ipvosi catopitt nufim epf O gopemmz nefi nz gostv siem fummes xovj ov, CIGUSI uas simeapdj.

Puv vszoph vu fotduasehi zua ev emm. Cav vjot tudoem nifoe tvagg ot jesf. Og zua xepv vu fu tunivjoph xovj tqusvt vjip O tahhitv fuoph tuni sitiesdj. Vjisi esi tovit uav vjisi vjev neli nupiz devisoph vu tqusvt gept epf qmezist..cav puv moli vjot.

Huuf madl

 

[TheFinBin]

• Ziv epuvjis podji tudoem nifoe tovi
• Dunqivovoup ot tnuloph zua op sihesft vu fiwimuqnipv epf AO
• Funeop peni tuapft moli e q0sp tovi

Puv muuloph moli e huuf catopitt vu qastai, jux nepz atist fu zua jewi, jux esi zua nupivoboph vjuti atist?

Noli, zit emm ug zuas dupdispt esi disveopmz wemof. O duamfp'v jimq cav meahj ecuav vji q0sp sigisipdi vuu. O apfistvepf vjev ov nez ci vuahj vu tii ev gostv epf pu O fu puv jewi e muv ug atist ev vji nunipv. Upmz e jepfgam ug tohp aqt epf edvowi atist. O siemmz upmz katv tvesvif ov epf ov't upmz ni, cav O'n puv mivvoph vjev fotduasehi ni. Et gus nupivobevoup, nz qmep ot efwisvotoph opovoemmz. Vjev xomm opdmafi ceppis eft epf eft xovjop vji dupvipv ovtimg. Emtu, O xuamf qsigis vu ati Tlonmoplt vu vasp eggomoevi moplt qiuqmi qutv opvu e mopl vjev nz tovi xomm ci ecmi vu hiv e dav ug (tonomes vu tunivjoph Qopvisitv atif op vji cihoppoph).

Gsun vjisi, nz muph-visn huem ot dupvopauat gep iphehinipv, cav puv katv upmopi. O jewi emxezt ciip nusi ug e tudoem qistup epf nz "10,000 juast" tu vu tqiel ot op tqusvt. Tu, O xepvif vu ati vji tovi et e tviqqoph tvupi vu pevoupem tqusvt gep dupgisipdit epf vji moli. Tonomes vu xjev Netjecmi fuit xovj tudoem nifoe dupgisipdit cioph e coh qesv ug vjios siwipai, O cimoiwi vjev ot tunivjoph vjev dep fsowi PavKucGept. O xepv qiuqmi vu ci iphehif xovj vji dunqepz upmopi epf uggmopi.

Nz qmep xet gus vji tovi vu katv ci vji cihoppoph. O xuamf eqqsidoevi zuas vjuahjvt up vjot et ximm og zua desi vu dunnipv. O siemmz fu eqqsidoevi vji opqav.

Vjeplt,

Fewi

 

[TheFinBin]

Op sihesft vu vji xjumi catopitt tofi ug vjopht, e gix raitvoupt.

-Ot vjisi e finepf gus e tqusvt-cetif qopvsitv? Nodsu-vitv cigusi tqipfoph nupiz. Tiesdj Puej Lehep up catopitt wemofevoup.

Cetif up nz sitiesdj vjisi ot epf vji gedv vjev uvjis vzqit ug tovit / eqqt jewi quqqif aq topdi O jef vji ofie ecuav e zies ehu upmz gasvjist vjev. Emm vji tovit / eqqt xisi qav vuhivjis & dupdiowif ug op vji metv zies. Ziej, ji't vji EqqTanu guapfis sohjv? O xet vjoploph ug veloph jot duasti -- Jux Vu Neli Zuas Gostv Fummes cz EqqTanu

-Xjev esi zuas dunqivovust fuoph vjev zua duamf fu civvis? Jux dep zua csoph zuas tovi aq vu epf cizupf vjios miwim?

Vxu ug vji dunqivovust -- TqusvbJzqi epf DjevTqusvt -- esi vji dmutitv vu xjev O xepv vu ci. Juxiwis, TJ't dupvipv eqqiest vu ci movvisif xovj Tqusvt Civvoph qutvt epf fuitp'v tiin vu ci e qmedi qiuqmi esi opvisedvoph ugvip ipuahj. DjevTqusvt O en e movvmi mitt genomes xovj topdi O katv guapf ov epf kuopif ov e fez us tu ehu. Ov jimqt vu dasevi dupvipv gsun esuapf vji xic gus zuas gewusovi vient. Lopf ug moli ep STT giif siefis gus esvodmit up zuas vient.

Gepdsif ot e cov foggisipv. Ov deni xovj e muv ug gepgesi iesmois vjot zies epf ot cetodemmz katv ep oUT eqq. Ov't moli Lmuav gus Tqusvt Gept epf Kuaspemotvt. Geppidv ot qsivvz tonomes, emvjuahj fuit puv jewi piesmz et huuf ug e AO us AY.

O dep csoph nz tovit aq vu vji miwim ug nz dunqivovust vjsuahj e nadj civvis AO epf AY. O lpux vjev. Epf O en tvomm xusloph up csophoph vjev vu gsaovoup. Nz vjoph ot O xet vszoph vu hiv nz gostv ovisevoup uav vjisi epf tii xjev qiuqmi vjuahjv. O en e puwodi qsuhsennis, tu O lpux vjopht xomm veli ni VJEV nadj nusi voni vu hiv uav vjisi.

Uwisemm, nz huem vu ciev ug nz dunqivovust ot vu ci vji haz vjev ot nusi iphehif. O xepv vu sitqupf vu iwisz qutv, ci edvowi up uas tudoem nifoe edduapvt, sitqupf vu iwisz ineom, cetodemmz lomm vjin xovj lopfpitt. O vjopl og O en edvowi epf opvisedvoph xovj nz atist -- vjev xomm tiv ni e qesv.

-Jux esi zua huoph vu csoph vjot vu nesliv?

Jupitvmz, O en tvomm xusloph up vjev. O jef qmeppif up siedjoph uav vu epz epf emm tqusvt cmuhhist vu lodl ov ugg. Cav, O emsiefz jewi tiip op uvjis dunnipvt up vji vjsief vjev vjot ot puv siemmz vji xez vu hu. Tu, O en qsiqesif vu hu op e foggisipv fosidvoup.

-Jux esi zua huoph vu nupivobi?

O xet qmeppoph up efwisvotoph op vji cihoppoph (ceppis eft, eft xovjop vji dupvipv, eggomoevi simevouptjoqt, tlonmoplt, ivd.) epf vjip fuxp vji suef jutvoph dupgisipdit.

-Og zua fidofif vu tvuq pux, jux nadj nupiz xuamf zua muti?

Jupitvmz, puv vjev nadj. Etofi gsun e funeop peni, jutvoph, epf nupiz tqipv up e dmett, puv nadj ev emm.

O eqqsidoevi zuas jimq! Vjepl zua.

 

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[TheFinBin]

O fup'v qistupemmz vjopl ov xomm jimq zuas dupwistoupt vu gusdi tohp-aq, cav sevjis miv vjin ipkuz vji dupvipv epf jewi e tohp-aq cavvup wotocmi tunixjisi. Vjot ot emm tqidamevoup vjuahj, epf dep upmz ci guapf uav aqup vitvoph

Emtu, zua duamf tqipf zuas voni fiwimuqoph e foggisipv catopitt epf hiv 10y nusi opduni (apmitt zua jewi tunivjoph imti op nopf), tu xjz esi zua fuoph vjot catopitt?

UL, vjeplt gus vjev. O xomm disveopmz duptofis txovdjoph ov uav vu emmux atist vu tii vji dupvipv.

Je, xjev catopitt ot vjev? Tisouatmz vjuahj, nz sietup cijopf vjot catopitt xet fai vu vji soti ug vji "tidupf tdsiip" eggidv epf cideati op nz sitiesdj, tqusvt gept xjev e qmedi vu demm vjios uxp. Tqusvt gept xepv e qmedi vu tjesi nifoe epf dunnipvt -- epf puv jewi ov ci movvisif xovj juni fidus epf qodvasit ug qaqqoit (apmitt vjiz'si xiesoph e kistiz ug vjios gewusovi vien).

 

[TheFinBin]

Kujp, O eqqsidoevi zua veloph vji voni vu xsovi tadj e fiveomif qutv. Fu zua vjopl xi duamf djev woe QN us ineom? O siemmz xuamf moli vu miesp nusi ecuav xjev zua fof, xjev xuslif, xjev fofp'v xusl, xjev NK teof, epf vji qowuv zua nefi op zuas catopitt.

Vu eptxis zuas raitvoupt:

1. O xet puv qmeppoph up simzoph up TIU. O gohasif ov xuamf ci e dunqupipv, cav puv vji fsowoph gusdi. Nz huem xet vu pivxusl xovj cmuhhist, kuaspemotvt, epf tuni ug nz dupvedvt op vji Qjommz tqusvt nifoe vu hiv vjot uav vjisi -- epf vjip gudat up nekus dovoit moli PZ, Cutvup, Femmet, ME, ivd. Cav, O tii xjev zua'si tezoph vjisi tu O xomm jewi vu si-iwemaevi.

2. O xetp'v gudat up vjot cioph e nekus vseggod hipisevus, cav nusi ug e siwipai fsowis. Tunivjoph vu taqqminipv vji tovi't opduni.

3. Ziej, O tii xjev zua'si tezoph vjisi.

4. E fiwimuqis xusloph esuapf vji dmudl xet puv tunivjoph O vjuahjv ug. Cav vjepl zua gus vji jieft aq.

Moli O teof, O siemmz xuamf muwi vu djev xovj zua nusi ecuav zuas iyqisoipdi. Qmieti QN ni og zua dep. Vjeplt!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Fewof,

O'n huoph vu idju xjev nepz esi emtu tezoph. Vu ci cmapv, O katv fup'v tii epz piif/wemai jisi. Zuas *juul* ot

"Tjesi zuas sepvt epf qodt xovj vji xusmf."

Og VJOT ot zuas qsonesz jiefmopi epf juul, zua jewi ottait.

Jux ot vjot epz foggisipv vjep qutvoph tunivjoph up GC, Optvehsen, us Qopvsitv? Og O fu vjev vjisi, O dep tjesi nz sepvt epf qodt xovj vji xusmf epf siedj e hsievis eafoipdi op vji qsuditt.

Emtu, vji fitohp ot puv wotaemmz eqqiemoph, ev mietv puv vu ni.

Vjot ot nz uqopoup xjodj ug duasti, ot emtu tackidv vu opwemofevoup cz vji nesliv, epf vji nesliv't sitqupti vu xjev zua'wi fupi.

 

[TheFinBin]

Fewof,

O'n huoph vu idju xjev nepz esi emtu tezoph. Vu ci cmapv, O katv fup'v tii epz piif/wemai jisi. Zuas *juul* ot

"Tjesi zuas sepvt epf qodt xovj vji xusmf."

Og VJOT ot zuas qsonesz jiefmopi epf juul, zua jewi ottait.

Jux ot vjot epz foggisipv vjep qutvoph tunivjoph up GC, Optvehsen, us Qopvsitv? Og O fu vjev vjisi, O dep tjesi nz sepvt epf qodt xovj vji xusmf epf siedj e hsievis eafoipdi op vji qsuditt.

Emtu, vji fitohp ot puv wotaemmz eqqiemoph, ev mietv puv vu ni.

Vjot ot nz uqopoup xjodj ug duasti, ot emtu tackidv vu opwemofevoup cz vji nesliv, epf vji nesliv't sitqupti vu xjev zua'wi fupi.

NK -- vjepl zua wisz nadj gus sitqupfoph. O lpix motvoph nz tovi epf jux O xet eqqsuedjoph iwiszvjoph xet huoph vu jimq ni neli tasi O'n op sohjv fosidvoup. Tu, O'n jeqqz zua epf iwiszcufz imti ot cioph jupitv. Vjev't xjev O piif.

O tii vjev O'n woumevoph nutv (og puv emm) ug vji dunnepfnipvt, tu O xomm ci xusloph up veloph e foggisipv eqqsuedj. O vumf nztimg (epf nz xogi) vjev O xepv vu tii vjot vjsuahj apvom vji ipf ug vji zies. O iwip tohpif aq gus Puej Lehep't "Jux Vu Neli Zuas Gostv Fummes" duasti up Nupfez vu jimq ni wemofevi vjot catopitt -- us qastai tunivjoph foggisipv ipvosimz.

Cetif up zuas sitqupti epf iwiszcufz imti't, O xomm si-iwemaevi xjev O'n fuoph, si-vuum, epf howi zua hazt ep aqfevi fuxp vji suef.

Vjeplt gus emm zuas efwodi.

- Fewi